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Chicago's greatest year, 1893 : the White City and the birth of a modern metropolis / Joseph Gustaitis.

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Main Author: Gustaitis, Joseph, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 1875-
Chicago (Ill.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
City and town life > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Social change > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Civic improvement > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Urbanization > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Architecture > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • The White City and the Gray City
  • Three Museums and a Library
  • Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  • Frances Willard's Bicycle
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • A Church for Father Tolton
  • The Illinois Institute of Technology
  • The Birth of Urban Literature
  • The West Side Grounds
  • The Chicago Hot Dog
  • Wrigley's Gum
  • The Chicago School of Architecture
  • Reforming Chicago
  • Epidemics and Clean Water
  • Epilogue: Chicago's Next Great Year.

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